The Southern Foundation presented three grants to Ballard County organizations at the EOC building: The Barlow Beautification Committee Received $2160 toward the purchase of benches to be placed at the 4-way stop in Barlow; His House (The Ballard County Cooperative Ministries) received $1084 for the purchase of a computers, printer, and programming to update and maintain financial information and record keeping; the Ballard County Emergency Management received $1770 to upgrade the HAM radio

In a recent decision, Post Office Manager of Operations Chris Carroll announced that the Barlow Post Office will reduce its hours of operation to 6 hours daily and the Lovelaceville Post Office will move to a 2-hour operational format.

Surveys were sent to all residents with a Barlow address

and about 150 were returned. From there, a decision was made based on those surveys. The exact hours of operation have not been decided at this time. Although mail boxes will be accessible 24 hours a day, actual business hours for purchasing stamps, mailing packages, and other services will be affected.

The need exists to support your local post office in order maintain revenue in order to avoid reduction of hours or complete closure. Just a few years ago the Bandana Post Office went through a transformation and is now a 2-hour facility. The Blandville Post Office has been closed for several years.

Current post office hours around the county are: Bandana is open Monday-Saturday from noon-2p.m. The Barlow office is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to-noon and from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to11 a.m. The Kevil office is open Monday through Friday

“Better then expected” was the sentiment expressed by Ballard County Chamber of Commerce Director Myra Hook, when asked about her feelings on the 1st Ballard County Ag Day held last Thursday at the Ballard County Fairgrounds.

Ben Shaffer from Agriculture Commissioner James Comer’s office was the guest speaker. Instead of the scheduled platform speech Shaffer mingled with the crowd discussing the benefits of the Department of Agriculture’s Kentucky Proud and Homegrown

By Heroes (HBH) programs with small groups.

Homegrown By Heroes is a program launched in January 2013 by Commissioner Comer to promote agriculture products grown or raised by Kentucky farmer-veterans who have served or are currently serving in any military branch.

Kentucky Proud promotes buying local, building the economy, and keeping revenues in Kentucky. The benefits work for consumers and producers/processors as well. As a consumer it provides less

travel time from farm-to-plate ensuring fresher products with higher nutritional values in meals. As a Ky Proud member it entitles a producer/processor of Kentucky products endorsed by the Ky Proud logo to be displayed on products consumers are looking for.

On Veterans Day 2013, Comer partnered with a California-based organization, The Farmer Veteran Coalition, and launched HBH nationwide. The partnership allows farmer-veterans across America the opportunity to display the HBH label on their farm products.

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The Southern Foundation presented the Ballard County EMS with a grant for $1,770. Shown above are Terry Simmons, Jo Wilfong, Robert Bickford, Wally Shankleavis, EM Director Travis Holder, J/E Vickie Viniard, Clyde Elrod (board member of the Ballard County Economic Development Board). The grant was one of three given by the Southern Foundation.

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Aug. 7The Ballard Coun-

ty School District will hold its first day of classes for the 2014-15 school year.

Aug. 22The Ballard Me-

morial High School Bombers will kick off their 2014 foot-ball season with a game against McLean County.

The team’s first home game will be Aug. 29 against Ful-ton City.

Aug 25Ballard-Carlisle

Historical and Geneal-ogy Society meets the 4th Monday of each month, 6 p.m., at the Ballard-Carlisle Soci-ety/Library Building.

Sept. 5The Ballard County

Recycle and Conve-nience Center will be holding a free “Waste Tire Collection” event on Sept. 4-6 in Wick-liffe.

At the event, lo-cal residents can get rid of old tires free of charge.

The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 4-5 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 6.

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tival Poker Run will be held on Sept. 13 in Wickliffe.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Wickliffe Park Beau-tification Project.

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The official start to the 2014-15 school year is almost at hand. Schools in the county will begin holding classes on Aug. 7.

With schools beginning, local motorists are urged to take extra care during the day to watch for children crossing roads going to or coming from school, and for bisses stopping ti load or unload students..

Also, parents are reminded to observe the drop-off and pick-up points for each school.

After about 10 years as Kevil City Commissioner Jerry Summers has recently disqualified himself.

Summers moved his residence to an out-of-city location over this past weekend. In so doing, he forfeited his position as commissioner. After several questions from concerned citizens inquiring about the issue it was discussed with City Attorney Jeff Alford, during Kevil’s regular monthly meeting on Monday, who advised the commission to name an interim commissioner to the vacancy with in 30 days or have the appointment turned over to the governor’s office.

After waiting ample time for the county to voice their position on the intent to de-annex three separate properties the commission moved on with the first reading of the ordinance for de-annexation; 1) 20 acres at Apperson Rd and Hwy 60, 2) 4 acres New Liberty Rd North of Hwy 60, 3) 50 acres New Liberty Rd and Hwy 473.

The issue of filling swimming pools was addressed and the policy will continue as is.

The commission entered closed session.

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Angel Ashford and Lee Bugg will exchange their wedding vows on Aug. 30 at the First Baptist Church in Wickliffe.

Charles “Chip” and Katie Ash-ford of Monkeys Eyebrow announce the engagement and upcoming nup-tials of their daughter, Angel, to Lee Bugg, son of Rickie and Anita Bugg of Wickliffe.

Angel is the granddaughter of Charles McClain of Mayfield and LaDonna Basting of Hickory and the late Charles and Beverly Ashford of Monkeys Eyebrow. Lee is the grand-

son of the late James “Jim” and Patsy Todd Owsley of Bardwell and the late Preston and Elizabeth Toombs Bugg of Bandana. Lee is employed by Economy Boat Store In Wickliffe.

The wedding will be held Saturday, August 30th, at Wickliffe First Baptist Church beginning at 2 p.m. Only out of town invitations will be sent. All friends and relatives are invited to at-tend.

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Local mental health counselor, Pam Sloan, is offering budget friendly personal growth classes for adults in her Barlow office. The classes are geared toward those who do not need intensive therapy but just want to learn some basic coping and emotional management skills to help deal with life’s every day issues. The classes can be individualized and will focus on identifying and learning about the symptoms and effects of more common mental health symptoms. Classes may address anxiety, depression, mood swings, loss, and worry.

“Often folks just need to know that what they are feeling is a normal

reaction to a stressful situation. We just need a little help in figuring out how to get out of that rut and learn new ways to deal with it,” Sloan said.

The classes are offered in five 45-minute visits and will walk you through the process of learning about the

physical, emotional, and social effects, and offer ways to improve the thought process and resolve the issue. “I certainly do not solve everyone’s problems, but I want to educate and empower people to help themselves. We just need a little help along the way,” says Sloan.

The classes are offered to individuals and groups and may be available at your site. According to Sloan, “If you are nervous about coming alone, bring a friend or two and we can have a mini group. The classes will benefit everyone. The information and skills learned in this class can help parents, teachers – anyone who experiences stress in their lives.”

Sloan offering personal growth classes for local residents

from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1-4 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

In LaCenter, the post office is open from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30-4 p.m. during the week, and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday. The Lovelaceville office is open from 7 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. during the week and from 8:30-11 a.m. on Saturdays.

The Wickliffe Post Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1-4 p.m. It is open from 8:30-10 a.m. on Saturdays.

system for more adequate communications during disaster situations.

Classes are $125 per person for the series, which breaks down to an affordable $25 per class.

“I want to offer a low-cost option for the folks in

my community who may not have other options of getting the mental health services they need,” says Sloan.

Call Pam Sloan

at 270.836.9417 or visit www.pamsloancounseling.com for more information or to submit a confidential request.

Pam Sloan

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BANDANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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KEVIL - Harold (Pete) Medlin, age 87, died Friday morning at 10:25

a.m. at his home after a long battle with Alzheimers.

Pete’s love was farming. He was a World War II Army Veteran. He was retired from TVA. Pete was a member of First Baptist Church of LaCenter, Ky. He had also served for many years as a Deacon at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Pete loved to hunt.

Pete is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Lola Mae Medlin, who took such good care of him during this long illness. One son, Bill Medlin and his wife, Jana Kim of Paducah, Ky.; One daughter, Rita Roberts of Colliervill, TN; five grandchildren: Ryan Medlin of Paducah, Kyle Medlin of Louisville, Ky., Kimberlyn Vinson and her husband, David, of Paducah, Ky., Brittney Roberts of Cordova, TN and Samuel Roberts of Nashville, TN; four great-grandchildren: Matthew Medlin, Shelby

Medlin, Jakson Vinson and Dallas Vinson all of Paducah.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Gene Medlin, and his parents, Virgie

and William Medlin. Funeral services were

Sunday at 2 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter with the Rev. Mark Sickling and the Rev. Bill Ogden officiating. Interment followed at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors.

M e m o r i a l contributions may be sent to: Alzheimer’s Association Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter, Kaden Tower, 6100 Dutchmans Lane, STE 401, Louisville, Kentucky 40205-3284 or Lourdes Hospice Foundation Fund, P.O. Box 7100, Paducah, Ky. 42002-9961 or First Baptist Church of LaCenter, Ky.

Visitation were from 5-8 p.m. Saturday evening at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter, Ky. 42056.

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Harold (Pete) Medlin Cuz Crew ...A group of Ballard County children, KYS CUZ CREW, participated in the Special Olympics Big Brown Truck Pull in Paducah on Saturday. Shown are (from left) Kinsey Cox, Laynee Duff, KyLee Bodell, Brice O’Neal, Kendall Dennis, Evan Cox, Kenna Bodell, Abby Workman, Kate O’Neal, Zoe Taylor.

KEVIL - Marvin Boone, age 74, died SatuRday afternoon at 4:33 p.m at his home in Kevil.

Marvin was retired from McCracken Count Road Department.

He is survived by his wife Wanda (Wallace) Boone, two sons Wesley Boone and his wife Donya, and Charles Boone and his wife Sabrina. Five grandchildren: Chelsea Boone, Madison Boone, Maribeth Boone, Nathaniel Boone and Matthew Boone; one great-granddaughter, Brylee Cursey; two half sisters and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Marvin was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Alta Boone; four brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services were Tuesday, at 11 a.m. at

Morrow Funeral Chapel in Kevil with the Rev. Bill Miller officiating. Interment followed at McKendree United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Visitation was Monday Evening from 5-8 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in Kevil.

M e m o r i a l Contributions may be sent to: Lourdes Hospice Foundation Fund, P.O. Box 7100, Paducah, Kentucky 42002-9961

Morrow Funeral Chapel in Kevil is handling arrangements.

Marvin BooneWe are thankful for

the 85 years God grant-ed dad and that he didn’t have to suffer long. He did what he wanted to do except for about the last month. He was an encouragement, inspi-ration, connector of people, and Hero is not an exaggeration! He thought we thought too highly of him though, especially the Father’s Day cards we sent him

every year. You can tell I don’t think those cards said enough. I’m typ-ing this on his electric Smith-Corona typewrit-er that he used to type his stories to share with many, and he will NOT be forgotten and always be missed till Heaven. Then we will see clearly, not through this “glass darkly”.Sincerely,Kelly (Hixon)Kirchgessner

Dave and Kelly Hixon Kirchgessner are shown with thier pets, Blue Belle, Angel, Puff in Albuquerque, N.M. In memory of Buddy!

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So many of the memories in my life di-rectly involve my Dad and Mom, William E. (Buddy) Hixon and Emarea Yates Hixon. I have wonderful price-less childhood memo-ries of camping trips, in particular, when Daddy would stop way more often than Mom wanted him to so my sisters and I, and he too, could wade through a clear ice cold stream or we’d have long delays because Daddy would find a new friend to make a connec-tion with or an old friend to drink one more cup of coffee with.

Dad, in particular, knew how to slow down and establish relation-ships with people. He

was very accepting and rarely judgmental of others.

Those characteristic probably came from his service in Korea in the United States Marine Corps. He experienced first hand the horrors and unspeakable actions that accompany war and it changed him, help-ing him to appreciate people he already knew and ones yet to become friends.

All the stories I’ve heard Buddy tell - the exact details of hills that were taken, how the val-leys ran, or the knee deep snow that he had to dig a hole in for a safe night’s sleep, the way he knew by the smell of the en-emy that they were close

to the barrel of his ma-chine gun or the wonder of how he could shoot that gun and still see some of his enemies es-cape and know that God must have had a special plan for those young guys just as he did for Buddy. It’s impossible for we non-veterans to understand that kind of sacrifice. I remember, in particular, him telling me about 5 weeks ago, how he could hardly believe that God had allowed him to live through his time there. He told me he realized why though, the day my oldest sister Kelly was born, and then my sister Karen and& then me. He told me that he truly felt that God had brought him through the

Korean War to raise a family with Mom.

Dad and Mom were always available and supportive when I was making the transition of leaving home for col-lege and then as I started my own family. Always available as the best baby sitters ever for our kids and in more recent years, as confidants and trusted guides to bounce ideas off of, get hon-est opinions from, share successes and failures with, or to just sit and talk with and have lots of laughs.

I don’t write this to say everything in our lives was perfect and al-ways fun. Dad and Mom weren’t perfect people

or parents and my sisters and I definitely weren’t perfect children, nor are we perfect people or par-ents. I really write this in thanksgiving to God, for a father, a mother and a family that has al-ways been there to sup-port, give guidance and/or pray me through this life.

It’s been about a month now since Daddy passed away and as each day goes by God is re-ally blessing me with a new awareness of the importance of slowing down and being avail-

able for others and shar-ing His love through the joys and rough times that come with life on this earth. Whether it be as a spouse, a parent, a child, a friend, a sister, or a fel-low human being trying to navigate each day.

I had a great earthly father who loved and supported me uncondi-tionally and I am truly thankful for him and his example of my Heavenly Father’s love.

No matter what we do, He is there - waiting and loving us, ready to forgive any sin.

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Profiles in Nature By Jack Glisson

Wild Sweet Potato Vine

Very common this time of year around creek bottoms and waste areas are the large showy flow-ers of the Wild Sweet Po-tato Vine, scientific name Ipomoea pandurata. An-other common name for this plant is Man-Of-The-Earth. A member of the morning glory family, the large white flowers up to three inches across with purplish centers make this vine easy to iden-tify. Since it is one of the morning glories though, the flowers are only open in the mornings and cloudy afternoons.

The vines may grow to between twenty and thirty feet long and either sprawl on the ground or climb any nearby support or other plants. These vines emanate from un-derground tubers that can weigh over twenty pounds and may be sev-eral feet deep.

Seeds are born in two cell capsules and usually number two to four. They are unusual looking as far as seeds go as they are hairy around the edges.

The common names wild sweet potato and

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man-of-the-earth are probably referring to the large tubers that grow under this plant. It was a food staple of the Ameri-can Indians and when roasted or boiled taste similar to a sweet potato but with more of a bitter flavor. The younger tu-bers are preferred as the older ones have a much stronger bitter taste. Un-cooked the root serves as a powerful laxative so make sure it is well done, even boiling multiple times to get the bitterness out of older roots.

Historically there have been several medicinal uses of the wild sweet potato. Some of these are for a blood purifier, a laxative, an expectorant, headaches, indigestion, and coughs.

As usual when de-scribing edible or medic-inal properties I must add the following disclaimer, neither the paper nor my-self are responsible for the mis-identification and/or possible untow-ard effects from eating or otherwise utilizing wild plants.

By Kay PressonBeing of the “baby

boomer” generation ... those of us born after World War II ... I have so many memories of what some folks call “the good ole days.”

One of those memo-ries is of my father, Homer Russell Throg-morton. Daddy served in the Merchant Marines during WW2, and one of the places he was in was China. There, he learned to cook Chinese food. Many times, when we lived on Cold Springs Road in West Paducah, when Daddy was highly intoxicated, he would

cook Chinese. Once, I overheard him telling Mama, “I can’t remember how to cook Chinese food unless I get drunk.”

Folks, there were six of us kids, and rice goes a long way in feeding six kids. So, the only kind of foreign food I learned to eat and enjoy when I was a kid was Chinese food. However, when pizza first became known Mama would make us something she called “pizza pie.”

So, between the Chi-nese food and the “pizza pie,” our meals were very interesting and delicious.

These memories came back to me last Monday

when one of my friends and I ate at a wonder-ful restaurant there in Wickliffe. I hope I have spelled the name right....”Guatamexica.” The food is indeed deli-cious and the service is wonderful.

Me, not being able to eat real spicy, hot food, I asked the waitress, Whit-ney, about a dish that was not too spicy. And, bless her heart, she had the owner to come to our ta-ble, where he graciously explained the dish that was not too spicy or hot.

Do I recommend “Guatamexica?” Yes, in-deed!

Buddy and Lou Hixon

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Date Opponent Site TimeAug. 22 McLean County Calhoun 7:30 p.m.Aug. 29 Fulton City LaCenter 7:30 p.m.Sept. 5 Todd County Central Elkton 7 p.m.Sept. 12 Webster County Dixon 7 p.m.Sept. 19 Hopkins County Central LaCenter 7 p.m.Sept. 26 Caldwell County LaCenter 7 p.m.Oct. 3 Murray Murray 7 p.m.Oct. 10 Houston County LaCenter 7 p.m.Oct. 17 Crittenden County Marion 7 p.m.Oct. 24 Massac County LaCenter 7 p.m.

Volleyball campers ...Twenty-seven girls registered for volleyball camps held at Ballard County Middle School in July. In the first photo are girls from fourth to sixth grade; the second photo is girls in seventh and eighth grade. Both sessions were coached by former Midcontinent University Head Coach Lindsey Davis (back row, second from left, red shirt, in first photo) and Western Kentucky University graduate assistant Brittany Nicley (back row, far left in second photo). This is the fifth year the women have run camps at Ballard. The middle school season for sixth- to eighth-graders begins with round-robin play at Graves County on Aug. 9.

Despite the consolida-tion of three schools prior to the 2013-14 academic year, participation across Kentucky rose by 2.4 percent in 2013-14, with nearly 50,000 student-athletes occupying a total of 78,687 roster spots on KHSAA-sponsored sport and sport-activity teams. Football remains the most popular sport in the state in terms of individual participation, with 13,801 competitors (13 girls) playing for 221 schools – an increase of 486 stu-dents over the prior year.

The sport-activities of Archery, Bass Fishing and Bowling all saw signifi-cant growth in 2013-14. In their second years as KHSAA-sponsored ac-tivities, Archery and Bass Fishing were added by 30 and 14 additional schools, respectively. Student par-ticipation grew by 34.9 percent in Archery, with an increase of 1,051 stu-dents bringing the total participation to 3,012 stu-dent-athletes. Bass Fish-ing, meanwhile, saw a 78 percent increase in indi-vidual participation, as the number of student-athletes rose from 346 in 2012-13 to 616 in 2013-14.

Bowling also saw a rise in its numbers during its third season as a KHSAA-sponsored activity, as 12 schools added the program

to their offering, helping the sport see a growth 13.1 percent with an addi-tional 212 student-athletes bringing the total partici-pation to 1,831 competi-tors. Competitive Cheer enjoyed a strong showing in its second season as a KHSAA-sponsored activ-ity, finishing with 5,535 total participants (207 boys) while ranking as the sixth most popular offer-ing for girls.

In terms of total com-petitors, basketball ranks second in the state with 12,163 participants (a de-crease of 70 students from 2012-13), followed by track and field (11,706), soccer (11,460), baseball (7,359) and volleyball (6,131).

Basketball is the most-sponsored sport across Kentucky, with 275 of a possible 277 schools field-ing teams last season. Soft-ball ranks second in the state with 262 teams, fol-lowed by baseball (261), volleyball (259), track and field (254) and competi-tive cheer (251).

After football (13,788), baseball was the most popular sport for boys with 7,354 participants, followed by basketball (6,716), track and field (6,369) and soccer (5,894). Volleyball remained the most popular sport on the girls’ side.

KHSAA releases sports participation numbers for 2013-14

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SchoolDrivers reminded of school pick-up, drop-off points

The first day of classes for Ballard County Schools is Thursday, Aug. 7. It’s back to school for student drivers, parents and bus drivers alike. Here’s a reminder of traffic patterns and pick-up/drop-off points for everyone on the main campus:

Ballard County Elementary School: For both pick-up and drop-off times, all traffic to BCES should use the campus entrance between the west wing of Ballard Memorial High School and the Board of Education office at 3465 Paducah Road.

In an effort to keep backed-up traffic off of U.S. 60, vehicles going to BCES in the morning

and afternoon should form two lines as soon as they enter the area behind the Board office. This two-lane traffic pattern will merge into one line when it gets to the traffic delineator posts near the first BCES building entrance.

“That two-lane pattern is essential to keep Highway 60 clear, especially in the afternoons,” said Ballard Transportation and Facilities Director Kerry Fulcher. “Please be courteous to other drivers, and let them merge as necessary to get into the drop-off line.”

BCES Principal Vicki Gough said that if parents plan to walk their child into the

building, they must park in the east parking lot and walk their child up the sidewalk to the front

doors. “For the safety of our students, there will be no parking in the lot directly in front

of the doors, because then students have to be walked right through traffic,” she said. Fulcher

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West looking to run for U.S. president

Allen West with the leathernecks that escorted him through town.

Allen West was a Florida Congressman, and is now contemplating running for president. I hope and pray that he does, I believe that he would be good for our country. And last Friday, I had the opportunity to interview him. So here it is.

Ballard Weekly: Do you face controversy as an African-American Republican?

Allen West: Of course you do. As a matter of fact in 2008, My first run for congress, and of course most of my family was big into the Obama wave, there were some people that didn’t want me to come around to the family reunions and things of that nature, I told them I didn’t like their cooking anyway. It was a challenge, but I held on to my principles and values, and now they’re starting to see. And now they’ve started to be open to some of the things that I’ve said before, because I basically told them, this is who we are, and you know you can’t follow a person you can’t follow an individual, because America is not just about an individual; America is about an ideal, that’s what you have to remember. And our community, if you go back and you read Booker T. Washington at the turn of the century, his three part agenda was education, entrepreneurship and self-reliance, that’s conservative principle; that’s what we have to talk about.

BW: Do you face more controversy as an African-American Republican or as a Christian politician?

AW: Well I think it’s all together. I mean think about what the IRS just went into a settlement with this group called the Freedom from Religion Foundation, basically this organization out of Wisconsin wants the IRS to go in and monitor sermons in churches. Not for political activity or campaigning, they don’t want preachers talking about issues. They don’t believe that sermons should talk about marriage or talk about life. And how do we

get to this point in America where it talks very clearly in the Constitution, that your first amendment right, freedom of speech, but also the freedom of religion and the exercise there of, but now we have a special interest atheist group that is going in, and is now working with a government agency that can take away money from you, and put you in jail, and they have a settlement. That’s very disconcerting for me. So, it is about a person with Christian values, conservative values, most people believe that you are supposed to swim a certain way, and when you don’t swim that way, it’s very confusing and confounding for them, people just don’t like things that don’t go with what they believe.

BW: why did you join the military?

AW: Well that’s very simple, I didn’t have a choice. My father was a WWII veteran, he served back in the European Theater, North Africa, Sicily, and he was wounded in Italy, which is where I served my first tour of duty. My mother worked for the sixth Marine Corps district headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. My older brother was a Marine in Vietnam, and so, what do you think was going to happen? So as soon as I got to high school I was in high school ROTC, then I was in college ROTC, then I was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Now, the fourth generation, my nephew is an airborne artillery officer in the United States Army.

BW: why did you choose the Army?

AW: Why? Because it was between Dad, Mom, and the older brother and Dad won. That was it.

BW: would you recommend joining the military to today’s youth?

AW: well the thing about the military is that it’s great to develop a strong sense of character and integrity. I always tell young men and women, if they are not sure about themselves, if they have some issues that they want to see themselves develop against, the military is a great place for that. When I joined the military, I was afraid of heights, and then I went on to become a master parachutist. When I joined the military I was not a great swimmer, now I’m a master scuba diver. So the military challenged me, and took me beyond what I thought my own self was capable of.

Now, let’s really talk about my concerns for the United States Military right now, I see a United States Military that’s being decimated. I see our men and women in combat getting pink slip when we can’t fire people at the veteran’s administration, when we can’t fire people at the IRS. I see men and women in the military being sent to jail for killing the enemy, when we just saw the 18 year old Afghan that killed three Marines that were working out at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. He’s only going to get seven and half years. So I’m very concerned when I look south of the border and I see a Marine Sergeant sitting in jail, and nobody is doing anything about it, while he’s there unlawfully. We don’t have an administration that’s taking care of our men and women in uniform. And I have so many parents that come up to me and ask me, why should I allow my child to be in the military at this time? That’s a tough question. I can’t answer that. Because I have two daughters, 21 and 17, and if they came up to me and told me they wanted to join the military, I don’t know if I’d want them to go. Not because of what the military is, or what is stands for, and that sense of duty, honor, and country, but because I don’t trust the leadership,

the civilian leadership over the military.

BW: What inspired you to become involved in government?

AW: There is a quote that is attributed to Plato; it says that those that refuse to participate in politics shall be governed by their inferiors. So I’m always looking to do what I can to honor the oath that I took. As a matter of fact it was just yesterday, that I was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant United States Army, 31 July, 1982 down in Knoxville, TN, and to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies foreign and domestic, and to bear truth faith and allegiance to the same. And I believe that if we got more men and women who have served in uniform and that oath meant something to them, because they were willing to lay down their lives for that oath, if we had more people like that on Capitol Hill then we wouldn’t have the problems that we have. I believe and I support more men and women who have served in uniform to serve out of uniform and go be an elected official, in cities, in counties, in states, and also at the federal government level. And what someone did was tell me that even though I had retired, my oath of office did not have a statute of limitations.

BW: Do you believe being in the military, if you decided to run and were elected president, would make you a better president?

AW: I think so, because the most important title of the President of the United States is Commander and Chief, and if you have been on the receiving end of an AK-47, an RPG, or a PKM, when you’re sitting at 1600 Pennsylvania, you’re making decisions based on the fact that you know the ramifications. And so if you are making the decision to commit military force, I will make a decision to crush our enemies, not to play games. Not have these rules of engagement; that allow our enemies to have and initiative because I know what it means to stand over the body of someone that is lifeless.

Keep the name Allen West in mind folks; I think he’s the part of the future.

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McConnell, Grimes meet first time on same stage in a year

AgUPDATE

By Tom MillerBallard County

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It’s time to start plan-ning how you can con-tinue to enjoy your gar-den and even add new plantings. You can plant a variety of produce in Kentucky gardens in the coming weeks allowing fresh items to be avail-able well into the fall.

The cooler nights ex-perienced later in the year as these vegetables mature may increase the sugar content of many crops and thus increase their quality. Cooler nights also slow growth, so crops can take lon-ger to mature than in the summer. Keep this slower pace in mind when you check seeds for days to maturity.

Late July or early Au-gust would be the time to make a last plant-ing of bush beans, car-rots, sweet corn, kale, collards, Bibb lettuce, turnips and cole crops such as kohlrabi, Chi-nese cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cau-liflower and broccoli. For late August and into September try planting mustard greens, spinach greens, radishes, turnip greens and leaf lettuce.

Before planting, re-move any existing de-bris including crops and weeds to the compost bin and cultivate the

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was well fertilized and grew vigorously you may need to add little if any additional fertil-izer, otherwise apply about 2 to 3 pounds of a complete fertilizer such as 5-10-10 or 10-10-10 per 100 square feet of planting area.

Remember to keep fall gardens well wa-tered as this tends to be a fairly dry time in Ken-tucky. A weekly irriga-tion sufficient to wet the soil to 6 or 8 inches should be adequate. This is more or less equivalent to a weekly one-inch rain.

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Outside the occasion-al out burst from indi-viduals, the 4,000-5,000 listening crowd was respectful of the speak-ers as requested by Jus-tice Bill Cunningham. He told the crowd at the 134th Fancy Farm Picnic to cheer if they agreed and boo if they didn’t then shut up and let them continue their speech.

With only eight min-utes to speak there wasn’t much time to allow for applause. As expected each speaker took their turn throwing jabs at the other party’s candidate. During their speeches Attorney Jack Conway announced his candidacy for governor and Agri-

culture Commissioner James Comer confirmed his intent to contend for governor.

By a coin toss Grimes took the podium ahead of McConnell. She called McConnell a do-nothing-senator who no longer cared about Kentuck-ians. McConnell spent his time tying Grimes to the Oboma adminis-tration comparing her candidacy with that of Oboma’s when he ran for president.

Without a lot to say of how each intends to ac-complish their intended goals most speech mak-ers provided listeners with of one-liners at the other party’s candidate.

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Mitch McConnell compared Grimes with Obama: “I guess that’s what we get for elect-ing someone with no experience. I mean, he really didn’t have any qualifications. Sound familiar? He was only two years into his first big job when he started campaigning for the next one. Sound familiar? Remember, his campaign raised millions from extreme liber-als. Sound familiar? “

Gov. Besher takes a selfie with McConnell over his shoulder. He joked that he just had to get one last photo of McConnell before he (McConnell) is retired.

Grimes said with McConnell in Washington, DC now means “doesn’t care.” She said “what a huge crowd for Senator McConnell’s retirement party.” Grimes poked fun at Mc-Connell’s gafs saying he thinks Duke is in Ky and Cloverlick is not, she said “I’ve got good news for the good folks in Cloverlick. If Mitch McConnell doesn’t know where your town is it just makes it harder for him to ship your jobs overseas.”

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There were two sepa-rate incidences involving Wanton Endangerment of a Police Officer in less then a week in June. The second occurred on the 14th involving Barlow resident Tony Holmes.

According to the re-port, Holmes was headed East on Hwy 60 near La Center when he crossed the center line into the path of oncoming Deputy Mike Steele’s cruiser run-ning him off the road. Steel then turned around

and followed the ve-hicle as it was ‘weaving all over the road.’ After stopping the vehicle the report says Holmes ex-ited his vehicle as Steele approached. Sheriff Todd Cooper was called to as-sist. Steele reported ob-serving a strong odor of alcohol and seen a case of beer in the back seat. Ac-cording to the report Hol-mes was becoming loud and was cuffed for every one’s safety. Preliminary Breath Test were admin- istered to Holmes and two

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entrance under the school’s sign, and also may exit there.

All traffic should exit the elementary line at Ballpark Road.

Ballard County Middle School: For morning drop-offs, drivers should use the campus entrance between the Career and Technical Center and the east end of BCMS. Traffic will exit at the driveway between the west wing of BMHS and the Board office, unless they’re going to the elementary school for additional drop-offs.

For all middle-school afternoon pick-ups, drivers should use Vocational School Road, and enter the parking lot beside the sixth-grade wing of BCMS. They will exit via Vocational School Road.

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High School: All student drivers should use the campus entrance between the west wing of BMHS and the Board office. All other drivers should use the campus entrance between the CTC and the east end of BCMS. Traffic will exit at the driveway between the west wing of the high school and the Board office.

Fulcher said that during bus arrival (7:10-7:40 a.m.) and departure (2:45-3:15 p.m.) times, no external traffic should be on the bus loop that runs along the back of campus, from the middle school to the elementary school. During those times, there should be no traffic at all traveling from west to east on campus.

For more information, please contact Fulcher at kerry.fulcher@ballard.kyschools.us, or call 270-665-8400, ext. 2002.

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